May 27, 2020 On May 31, the College will recognize and honor this year’s graduates from afar in a virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020. Here are some facts and figures about the students and the event.

Amherst in the News

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, head and face coverings were not widely worn in Western countries. Now that social norm is changing, and Scientific American recently went to Catherine Sanderson, Amherst’s Manwell Family Professor of Life Sciences (Psychology), to discuss the dynamic of a new habit becoming an everyday habit.

Captured Moments

Amherst Magazine

In the Spring 2020 issue: meet David Rubin ’78, the first casting director to lead the Academy of Motion Picture Arts, Kate (Westerbeck) Lewis ’94, the head of all content at Hearst Publishing, and Mrs. Knight, the cook who supplied the recipe for "Extraordinary Plumb Cake," and more.